Lustre Engineer

Overview

Own Every Moment at Net App
At Net App, your ideas power innovation. We lead in intelligent data infrastructure—delivering unified storage, integrated data services, and solutions that help organizations unlock the full potential of their data, from AI to multicloud. Ready to innovate and contribute to our path to $10B? Here, you'll collaborate with passionate teams, tackle real-world challenges, and see your impact in how customers transform and grow.

If you're ready to bring curiosity, creativity, and drive to every moment, Net App is where your journey begins.

Net App is the trusted partner for organizations transforming data into opportunity. As the only enterprise-grade storage service natively embedded in Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft Azure, we empower customers to run everything from traditional workloads to enterprise AI with unmatched performance, resilience, and security.

We are seeking a highly experienced Sr. Lustre Technical staff member for our new internal Lustre team. Responsible for delivering an enterprise class Net App software product. Software Engineer thrives as part of a high-performance team tasked with finding creative solutions to the most profound data challenges customers face.

• Deliver an enterprise class Net App software product as part of a high-performance team.
• Collaborate with Product Marketing to define and prioritize feature and solution requirements.
• Present technical concepts and industry updates to senior leadership.
• Write concise technical papers (1-3 pages) on topics such as feature value definition or competitive analysis.

• 5+ years of Lustre development experience.
• Recognized expertise within the Lustre community.
• Proven track record in building and leading technical teams.
• Ability to recruit Lustre developers and other technical resources from the Lustre community.
• Experience in commercializing file products from inception to completion.
• This role is not suited for a researcher.
• Education:
  
  IC typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience;
  Mgr & Exec typically requires a minimum of 6 years of related experience.

Preferred locations include San Jose, Research Triangle Park (RTP), Wichita, and Boulder. It is likely this position will need to be hired as remote to attract the ideal candidate. Equal opportunity employer requirements apply.

The target salary range for this position is 170, USD. The salary offered will be determined by location, qualifications, experience, and education and may be outside of this range. The range is based on On Target Earnings (OTE) representing total potential earnings, which is the sum of base salary and potential commission earned when performance targets are achieved. Final compensation packages are competitive and in line with industry standards, reflecting a variety of factors, and include a comprehensive benefits package.

This may cover Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Retirement or Pension Plans, Paid Time Off, various Leave options, employee stock purchase plan, and/or RSUs. Benefits vary by region and are governed by local laws and company policies. Details will be provided during recruitment.

Net App embraces a hybrid working environment designed to strengthen connection, collaboration, and culture for all employees. Most roles will have some level of in-office and/or in-person expectations, which will be shared during the recruitment process.

Net App is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination based on age, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, and any other protected classification.

At Net App, you won't wait for the perfect moment—you'll make it. The early planning, the extra thought, the bold idea that turns good into great:
That's how our people operate and how we continue to push the boundaries of data infrastructure. If you're ready to innovate, rise to the challenge, and own every moment - make your next move your best one. Apply now.

For select roles, some stages of our hiring process may use artificial intelligence tools to help evaluate applications and candidate selection. These tools support—rather than replace—human decision-making.